VIDEO: The CW releases first WWE NXT ad ahead of October launch
The WWE NXT era on The CW begins in just a few months and the network has officially begun to get the word out.
On Saturday, the network released the first ad spot on social media for the impending arrival featuring several of the key young NXT stars like Trick Williams, Roxanne Perez, Kelani Jordan and others. It’s a rapid fire 30-second ad spot with lots of moves:
The five-year deal was announced in November of last year with TKO head Ari Emanuel telling investors it was a 70% increase over the previous contract with NBCUniversal, estimated at between $20-$25 million annually.
The move is one of many for WWE programming this fall as SmackDown will move to USA after their run with Fox comes to an end in September, and Raw will move to Netflix starting in January 2025 after decades on USA.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.